Chancay
Sign in to saveChancay is a small city located north of Lima. Its population is 63,378. The Chancay culture was a pre-Columbian archaeological culture, later part of the Inca Empire.
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Place details
- Locality
- Chancay
- Region
- Lima
- Country
- Perú
- Population
- 26,958
- Timezone
- America/Lima
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Chancay
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Castillo de Chancay.JPG
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandera_de_Chancay.png
- Settlement.image_seal
- Escudo_de_Armas_de_Chancay.png
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Peru
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Lima
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Huaral
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Peru
- Located in
- Lima Department
- Population
- +35466
- Elevation
- +58
- Time zone
- Q5390
- Capital of
- Chancay District
- Image
- Castillo de Chancay.JPG
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Port of Chancay
- Economy
- Gallery
- See also
- References
Chancay is a small city located north of Lima. Its population is 63,378. The Chancay culture was a pre-Columbian archaeological culture, later part of the Inca Empire.
The small city is the site of the Chancay Mega-port, a deep water port built by China as part of its Belt and Road Initiative. The port began operations in November 2024, speeding shipment of resources from Peru to China.